Directors Academy

The Directors Academy provides corporate governance education and training for future board members from diverse backgrounds who are underrepresented on boards of directors via the NextGen Directors program. The goal is to better prepare senior executives for their first board experience. The program is taught by practitioners with extensive board experience in a wide variety of public and private companies, and University of California, Berkeley faculty who address emerging topics of importance to boards. The nine-month hybrid virtual and in-person program covers a full range of corporate director duties and responsibilities, the work of the full board and each committee, emerging governance issues and best practices exchange, along with panel discussions with CEOs and other key stakeholders. In addition, participants have the opportunity to refine their personal board value propositions and meet with board leaders and executive recruiters to broaden their network and sharpen their ability to connect with board decision makers. As part of the program, each class member has the opportunity to build one-on-one mentoring relationships with existing board leaders.